Jersey assisted dying plans for terminally ill approved

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6ppl7e551do

by CaseyEffingRyback

4 comments

  1. Great news, shouldn’t even be a debate imo but good to see it approved

    think I hit a reddit nerve 👀 Bonus points, banning abortion is sick, stupid and I have zero respect for anyone who supports it. 😊 don’t become as stupid as america uk 😘

  2. We either legalise a dignified death, or we endorse a violent chance at death.

    Let people go in peace when they think it’s time.

  3. Anyone opposed to Euthanasia should be forced to read “Johnny Got His Gun”, it should be mandatory for medical courses too

    [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun)

    >a young American soldier serving in [World War I](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I), awakens in a hospital bed after being caught in the blast of an exploding [artillery shell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery_shell). He gradually realizes that he has lost his arms, legs, and all of his face (including his eyes, ears, nose, teeth, and tongue), but that his mind functions perfectly, leaving him a [prisoner in his own body](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locked-in_syndrome).

    >Joe attempts suicide by suffocation, but finds that he has had a [tracheotomy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracheotomy) that he can neither remove nor control. He then decides that he wants to be placed in a glass coffin and toured around the country in order to demonstrate to others the true horrors of war. Joe eventually successfully communicates this with military officials after several months of banging his head on his pillow in [Morse code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_code). However, he realizes that the military will not grant his wish, nor will they put him out of his misery by euthanizing him, as it is “against regulations”. It is implied that he will live the rest of his natural life in his condition.

  4. The issue I have is that those with progressive diseases, of which there is no cure, have to suffer for years before they can die. I have MS, and why should I have to suffer in pain for years?

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